Ashes to Ashes
Sorcery
Exile two target nonartifact creatures. Ashes to Ashes deals 5 damage to you.
"Kings and beggars, they end the same— Surrounded by stench, rot, and blame." —Aline Corralurn, "Legacy"
Doug Keith
Fifth Edition (5ED)
• #141Rulings
If one of the targeted creatures is an illegal target by the time Ashes to Ashes resolves, it still exiles the other one and deals 5 damage to you.
(wotc • 2009-10-01)
If both of the targeted creatures are illegal targets by the time Ashes to Ashes resolves, it’s countered. It doesn’t deal 5 damage to you.
(wotc • 2009-10-01)
Rulings
If one of the targeted creatures is an illegal target by the time Ashes to Ashes resolves, it still exiles the other one and deals 5 damage to you.
(wotc • 2009-10-01)
If both of the targeted creatures are illegal targets by the time Ashes to Ashes resolves, it’s countered. It doesn’t deal 5 damage to you.
(wotc • 2009-10-01)